New Releases:

* Archie Bronson Outfit - Derdang Derdang (Domino)
* Bargain Music - American Born (enhanced; Cornerstone)
* Boy Kill Boy - Civilian (Island)
* Randall Bramblett - Rich Someday (New West)
* Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - Stranger Things (Fantasy/ Concord)
* Bridge 61 - Journal (Atavistic)
* Michael Brook - RockPaperScissors (High Wire)
* Brötzmann/ Mangelsdorff/ Sommer - Pica Pica (Atavistic)
* Burn in Silence - Angel Maker (Prosthetic)
* Code Red - All Aboard (Toucan Cove/ Universal)
* Crash Kelly - Electric Satisfaction (Liquor & Poker)
* Disaster Strikes - Liberty Toast (Alternative Tentacles)
* The Drams - Jubilee Dive (New West)
* Erase Errata - Nightlife (Kill Rock Stars)
* Excepter - Alternation (5 Rue Christine)
* Gran Bel Fisher - Full Moon Cigarette (Hollywood)
* Flogging Molly - Whiskey on a Sunday (DualDisc; Side One Dummy)
* John Flynn - Two Wolves (Mettafour/ Kindred Rhythm)
* Michael Franti and Spearhead - Yell Fire! (Anti)
* Gaelic Storm - Bring Yer Wellies (Megaforce)
* Gorgoroth - Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam (Candlelight)
* Gosling - Here Is ... (V2)
* Grave - As Rapture Comes (Century Media)
* Adam Green - Jacket Full of Danger (Rough Trade)
Buy Now: Jacket Full of Danger (Rough Trade)
* Gym Class Heroes - As Cruel as School Children (Fueled by Ramen)
Read: "EMTs Ask Warped Tour's Gym Class Heroes: How Are You Guys Alive?"
Buy Now: As Cruel as School Children (Fueled by Ramen)
* Sammy Hagar and the Wabos - Livin' It Up! (Rhino)
Buy Now: Livin' It Up! (Rhino)
* Paul Hardcastle - Jazzmasters V (V2)
* House of Atreus - What You've Become (567)
* Impac - Almost Famous (Divine)
* Inkwell - These Stars Are Monsters (111)
* Joan of Arc - Eventually, All at Once (Record Label)
* JR Ewing - Maelstrom (Dim Mak)
* Jurassic 5 - Feedback (Interscope)
Buy Now: Feedback (Interscope)
* Will Kimbrough - Americanitis (Emergent)
* Klezmatics - Wonder Wheel (JMG)
* The Knife - Silent Shout (Mute)
* The Late Cord - Lights From the Wheelhouse (4AD)
* Steve Lawler - Viva (three CDs; Ministry of Sound)
* LeToya - LeToya (Capitol)
Read: "Ex-Destiny's Child Member Turns To God, Houston For New LP"
Buy Now: LeToya (Capitol)
* Toby Lightman - Bird on a Wire (Lava)
* Long Winters - Putting the Days to Bed (Barsuk)
Buy Now: Putting the Days to Bed (Barsuk)
* Tracy Lyons - I Will (West 57th Street)
* Damon McMahon - Mansions (Astralwerks)
* Raul Malo - You're Only Lonely (Sanctuary)
* Mew - And the Glass Handed Kites (Columbia)
* Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther (Bella Union)
* Mika Miko - C.Y.S.L.A.B.F. (Kill Rock Stars)
* Motor - Klunk (Mute)
* New York Dolls - One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This (with DVD; Roadrunner)
* Old Crow Medicine Show - Down Home Girl (EP; Nettwerk)
Buy Now: Down Home Girl (Nettwerk)
* Jake Owen - Startin' With Me (RCA)
* Pacifics/ Illmind - The Case (enhanced; All Natural)
* Panda & Angel - Panda & Angel (EP; Jade Tree)
* Park - Building a Better Park (enhanced; Lobster)
* Pastor Troy - By Choice or by Force (Koch)
Buy Now: By Choice or by Force (Koch)
* Tom Petty - Highway Companion (American)
Buy Now: Highway Companion (American)
* Pharrell Williams - In My Mind (Star Trak/ Interscope)
Read: "Pharrell Williams: Fired Up"
Preorder: In My Mind (Star Trak/ Interscope)
* Landon Pigg - LP (RCA)
* Professor Murder - Professor Murder Rides the Subway (Kanine)
* Puffy AmiYumi - Splurge (Tofu)
* Pure Reason Revolution - The Dark Third (Red Ink)
* Quantic - An Announcement to Answer (Ubiquity)
* Rippingtons - 20th Anniversary (with DVD; Peak/ Concord)
* Linda Ronstadt and Ann Savoy - Adieu False Heart (Vanguard)
* Rosewood Thieves - From the Decker House (EP; V2)
* Say Hi to Your Mom - Impeccable Blahs (Euphobia)
* Scritti Politti - White Bread Black Beer (Nonesuch)
* Silversun Pickups - Carnavas (Dangerbird)
* Joyce Sims - A New Beginning (Vessel)
* Bob Sinclair - Western Dream (Tommy Boy)
* The Sleepy Jackson - Personality (One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird) (Astralwerks)
Buy Now: Personality (One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird) (Astralwerks)
* Slow Motion Reign - Slow Motion Reign (Red Ink)
* Supersuckers - Paid (Mid Fi)
Buy Now: Paid (Mid Fi)
* Sylver - Nighttime Calls (Byte/ Universal)
* Tapes 'n Tapes - The Loon (XL)
* Vienna Teng - Dreaming Through the Noise (Zöe/ Rounder)
* Terror - Always the Hard Way (Trustkill)
* Thor - Devastation of Musculation (Smog Veil)
* Ali Farka Touré - Savane (World Circuit/ Nonesuch)
* Umbrellas - Illuminare (Militia Group)
* Venus Hum - The Colors of the Wheel (Nettwerk)
* Voivod - Katorz (The End)
Buy Now: Katorz (The End)
* Paul Weller - Catch-Flame! (live double CD; Yep Roc)
* White Whale - WWI (Merge)
* Various artists - Barbie Hit Mix 2 (Rhino)
* Various artists - Cirque du Soleil Musique - Delirium (Cirque du Soleil)
* Various artists - FabricLive 28 (Fabric)
* Various artists - Slaying Since 1996 (two CDs; Suicide Squeeze)
* Various artists - The Source Presents: Fat Tape, Volume One (Koch)
* Various artists - "Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man" soundtrack (Verve Forecast)
* Various artists - "Miami Vice" soundtrack (Atlantic)
* Various artists - "Scoop" soundtrack (Decca)



Notable Reissues and Archival Material:

* Kenny Burrell - In a Mellow Tone: The Smooth Swing of Kenny Burrell (Savoy Jazz)
* Canned Heat - Instrumentals 1967-1996 (Music Avenue)
* Chad & Jeremy - The Ark and I Don't Want to Lose You Baby (Sundazed)
* Climax Blues Band - Tightly Knit (Fuel)
* Ian Dury & the Blockheads - Laughter (two CDs; Fuel)
* The John Doe Thing - For the Best of Us (Yep Roc)
* Eldopa - The Complete Recordings (Tee Pee)
* Gene & Debbe - Playboy: The Best of Gene & Debbe (Sundazed)
* Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five - Fresh & Furious: Hip Hop's Beginning (DBK)
* Bruce Hornsby - Intersections 1985-2005 (box set with four CDs and one DVD; RCA/ Legacy)
* Bob James - Sign of the Times (Koch)
* Joan of Arc - The Intelligent Design of Joan of Arc (Polyvinyl)
* John & Robin - Do It Again (Sundazed)
* Glenn Jones - Forever: Timeless R&B Classics (Shanachie)
* Harvey Danger - Little by Little ... (two CDs; Kill Rock Stars)
* Loverboy - Get Lucky (Columbia/ Legacy)
* Melissa Manchester - Better Days & Happy Endings, Bright Eyes, Emergency, For the Working Girl, Help Is on the Way, Hey Ricky and Home to Myself (Wounded Bird)
* Liza Minnelli - Liza! Liza!: The Complete Capitol Collection (two CDs; DRG)
* Nazz - The Nazz and Nazz Nazz/ Nazz III: The Fungo Bat Sessions (Sanctuary)
* Spoon - Telephono/ Soft Effects (Merge)
* Rick Springfield - Working Class Dog (RCA/ Legacy)
* Sonny Stitt - Stitt's Bits: The Bebop Recordings, 1949-1952 (Prestige)
* Laura Veirs - The Triumphs & Travails of Orphan Mae and Troubled by the Fire (Kill Rock Stars)
* Delroy Wilson - The Best of Original Eighteen - Deluxe Edition (Heartbeat)
* Various artists - Buzz Ballads (Razor & Tie)
* Various artists - The Best of Studio One Collection (four-CD box set; Heartbeat)
* Various artists - Casey Kasem: Driving in the 50s, Casey Kasem: Driving in the 60s and Casey Kasem: Driving in the 70s (Top Sail)
* Various artists - Soul Power Instrumentals (Time Life)
* Various artists - Teen Idols: A Trip Down Memory Lane (Compendia)



Music DVDs:

* Acoustic Alchemy - "The Best Kept Secret" (GRP)
* Beastie Boys - "Awesome; I F---in' Shot That!" (Velocity/ ThinkFilm)
Read: "Beastie Boys Concert Flick Filmed By 50 Fans With Digital Cameras"
* Commodores - "Live" (Music Video Distributors)
* Sammy Davis Jr. - "In Concert Series" (Passport)
* Michael Franti - "I Know I'm Not Alone" (Epitaph)
* Delbert McClinton - "Live From Austin TX" (New West)
* Bobby McFerrin and Guests - "Swinging Bach" (Euroarts)
* Stuart Sutcliffe - "The Lost Beatle" (Kultur)
* Johnny Tillotson - "Johnny Tillotson Sings His All-Time Greatest Hits" (Varèse Sarabande)
* Various artists - "Pure '80s: The Ultimate DVD Box" (three DVDs; Hip-O)



Coming Attractions:

August 1:

* DMX - Year of the Dog, Again (Sony)
Read: "DMX Signs With Columbia, Will Release Long-Delayed LP This Spring"
Preorder: Year of the Dog Again (Sony)
* Stone Sour - Come What(ever) May (Roadrunner)
Read: "Slipknot's Taylor Gearing Up For Stone Sour LP — And Tenacious D Tribute"
Preorder: Come What(ever) May (Roadrunner)
* Various artists - Kidz Bop 10 (Razor & Tie)



August 8:

* Lupe Fiasco - Food and Liquor (Atlantic)
Preorder: Food and Liquor (Atlantic)
* Rick Ross - Port of Miami (Def Jam)
Preorder: Port of Miami (Def Jam)
* Slayer - Christ Illusion (Warner Bros.)
Read: "New Slayer Album Might Be Their Fastest Yet"
Preorder: Christ Illusion (Warner Bros.)



August 15:

* Christina Aguilera - Back to Basics (two CDs; RCA)
Read: "Christina Makes Her Comeback Twice As Nice By Expanding Basics Into Double LP"
Preorder: Back to Basics (RCA)
* Obie Trice - Second Round's on Me (Aftermath)
Preorder: Second Round's on Me (Aftermath)
* Various artists - Snakes on a Plane: The Album (enhanced; New Line)

Many a "WOAH". Naturally, I am most excited about Thor. As a genre, surely "Gladiator Rock" will never die.

have you heard the scritti politti bort? i was surprised. it's good.

Hell, I quite like them. I have their last CD from about 5 years ago, and a record or two from the 80s. Just surprised that they have an album out.

i had no idea they were still around. i hear "scritti politti" i think "kajagoogoo."

I was listening to Scritti today, no shit...Wood Beez.

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Here's a spoiler for you: Chinese Democracy is shit

omg what is this?

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What about

*The Puppini Sisters - Betcha Bottom Dollar.

July 31st fuckaz! Can't wait.

They're really quite different! In music, and in the credibility stakes. You could do worse than to investigate...